Timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in 6 US states

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 311 - 313
• Main Authors: Hedberg, Craig W, Greenblatt, Jesse F, Matyas, Bela T, Lemmings, Jennifer, Sharp, Donald J, Skibicki, Richard T, Liang, Arthur P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-02-2008; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Bacterial Typing Techniques; Campylobacter; Campylobacter - classification; Campylobacter - isolation & purification; communicable disease control; Disease Outbreaks; Dispatch; Distribution; Enterobacter; Enterobacteriaceae; epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli O157 - classification; Escherichia coli O157 - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Foodborne diseases; Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology; Foodborne Diseases - microbiology; Genetic aspects; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Humans; Identification and classification; outbreaks; Population Surveillance - methods; Public Health; Risk factors; Salmonella; Salmonella - classification; Salmonella - isolation & purification; Shigella; Shigella - classification; Shigella - isolation & purification; surveillance; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; USA
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1402.070666

We reviewed timeline information for a sample of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7 cases and all confirmed foodborne outbreaks reported in 6 states during 2002. Increasing the timeliness of case follow-up, molecular subtyping, and linkage of results are critical to reducing delays in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks.